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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - IPC
Plan Number - T15SE00075
Review Name: REZONING - IPC
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2015 | DBURSUC1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SE-15-75 IPC T-Mobile - Speedway Boulevard C-1 Plan Tucson and Pantano East Area Plan 10/12/15 db Background: This is a special exception land use request for a proposed fifty (50) foot tall stealth monopalm wireless communication facility (WCF) on a C-1 commercial zone site. The proposed site is 2.64 acres and currently undeveloped. It is located approximately 370 feet east of Harrison Road and 106 feet north of Speedway Boulevard. The special exception proposal consists of a 50-foot monopalm structure with an array containing two antennas per sector, with four sectors. The proposed lease area is configured 20' x 20' with three equipment cabinets. The lease area will be enclosed by an eight-foot CMU wall. According to the Major Streets and Routes Plan, Speedway Boulevard and Harrison Road are designated as arterial streets. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: The proposed WCF special exception is planned on a vacant lot at the northeast corner of Harrison Road and Speedway Boulevard in the C-1 commercial zone. Parcels located to the North are single-family attached residential in the C-1 zone and to the East is an insurance business in the C-1 commercial zone; to the west across Harrison Road is a retail use in the C-1 commercial zone; and to the south across Speedway Boulevard is single-family residential in the R-1 residential zone. The nearest single-family residential home is located directly to the north approximately 160 feet from the proposed WCF site. Rezoning Presubmittal Meeting: The applicant attended a presubmittal conference meeting on August 19, 2015. Meeting included discussion of visual mitigation of WCF, addition of vegetation surrounding facility, and the potential use of subterranean equipment vault. Applicant was encouraged to reduce height of monopalm from 55 feet to 50 feet so it would fall within a Zoning Examiner Special Exception Procedure. Site is currently not addressed, and should be done prior to PDSD accepting the application. Neighborhood Meeting: Applicant has provided the required neighborhood meeting material: mailing notification, copy of labels, notice letter, meeting summary, and sign-in sheet. The applicant held a neighborhood meeting, on September 16, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, at the proposed site located at the corner of Speedway Boulevard and Harrison Road. Four people attended the meeting, two from the neighborhood just north of the site and one from a mile and a half away. Neighborhood meeting minutes indicated the area residents had concerns about how WCF would impact health and safety in surrounding areas. A Ward 2 representative was unable to attend the meeting, but contacted applicant for a summary of the meeting. Land Use Policies: Plan Tucson and the Pantano East Area Plan (PEAP) provide land use guidance for this site. Generally, the Plan supports the requested use when visual impacts, setbacks, and landscaping buffering elements are addressed. Plan Tucson identifies this area in the Future Growth Scenario Map as a "neighborhood center" category. The Plan supports neighborhood centers with mix of small businesses surrounded by housing and accessed internally and from nearby neighborhoods by pedestrians and bikes friendly streets and by transit. Furthermore, Plan Tucson, guidelines LT28.1.2, supports telecommunication facilities to be installed and maintained to minimize visual impact and preserve views. LT28.1.3 states that WCF be designed with improved appearances of the above ground utilities and structures and extend access to high-tech wireless communication facilities throughout the city. The PEAP, in the commercial policy section provides direction for this site. It states new commercial uses should be carefully integrated with surrounding uses. Assessment: The proposed sixty (50) feet tall stealth monopalm wireless communication facility (WCF) is to be located northeast of the intersection of Speedway Boulevard and Harrison Road, approximately 370 feet east of the Harrison Road right-of-way and 106 feet north of Speedway Boulevard right-of-way. The Major Streets and Routes Map identifies Speedway Boulevard and Harrison Road as arterial streets. The site is currently undeveloped. The WCF is proposed in the eastern portion of the site and is surrounded by significant amount of existing native vegetation. A new five foot wide utility/access easement is proposed from Speedway Boulevard to the WCF location. Ground equipment will be enclosed by an eight (8) foot tall masonry wall that will be painted to match surrounding development. The fifty (50) foot tall Stealth monopalm will be located inside of the ground equipment masonry wall enclosure lease area of 20' x 20'. Plans support a stealth design such as the proposed monopalm design and to help mitigate height and soften the visual view sheds of the WCF from adjacent land uses. Staff suggests vegetation surrounding the equipment lease area to help mitigate views. Ground equipment and enclosure wall color theme to blend with existing on-site land uses. Staff recommends the proposed WCF should be designed to support future collocation, antennas mounted as close to the monopole and screened by the monopalm stealth design. Both monopalm and antennas should be painted to complement the natural range of colors on surrounding trees, to mitigate and minimize visual impacts. Ground equipment shelter (cabinets) and masonry wall to be textured, finished, or painted to compliment the on-site land uses. A plan amendment is not required. This request contains adequate information to process. S:UPDfiles\DevRev\CASE_REVIEW\SP-EXCPT\SE 2015\SE-15-75 IPC T-Mobile - Speedway Boulevard.doc |
| 10/13/2015 | LOREN MAKUS | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 10/13/2015 | STEVE SHIELDS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD TRANSMITTAL TO: Rezoning Division Re: Acceptance of Information for Plan Compliance (IPC) FROM: Steve Shields Lead Planner PROJECT: T-Mobile Cell Tower - New Cell Site 9575 E. Speedway Blvd., Parcel 133-03-3950 - C-1 Special Exception - SE-15-75 TRANSMITTAL: October 13, 2015 The proposed "Wireless Communication, limited to wireless communication towers and antennae", located on parcel 133-03-3950, zoned C-1. falls under UDC Table 4.8-4 PERMITTED USES COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USEZONES - Permitted as Special Exception Use, [1] Mayor and Council Special Exception Procedure, Section 3.4.4 . The following Use Specific Standards apply: 4.9.13.O & 4.9.4.I.2, .3, 6.a. 1. The following dimensional Standards apply see UDC TABLE 6.3-4.A: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE C-1, C-2, C-3, OCR-1, & OCR-2 ZONES a. Minimum site area = 0 Sq. Ft. b. Proposed site area = 114,836 Sq. Ft. c. Maximum building height allowed = 30 feet d. Building height proposed = No new building proposed. 2. The submitted plan, showing the proposed Wireless Communication is acceptable to continue the review for the zoning examiner's report. If you have any questions about this transmittal, please call Steve Shields, (520) 836-4956 or email Steve.Shields@tucsonaz.gov. |
| 10/13/2015 | KEN BROUILLETTE | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved |